Британские традиции

British Traditions

The sentences are mixed up. Rewrite them to get two stories about English holidays. What holidays are they?

I. 1) On November 5, the British celebrate Guy Fawkes' Night. 2) It is an open access performing arts festival. 3) The Edinburgh Festival is the world's largest arts festival, which takes place annually in Edinburgh, Scotland, in August. 4) Children put their figures on the bonfire, burn them, and light their fireworks. 5) Anyone may participate with any type of performance. 6) This day one can see children with figures made of sacks and straw and dressed in old clothes.

II. 1) The day is generally characterised by the attendance of church services. 2) St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish in big cities and small towns on the 17^th of March. 3) In the UK, they have a tradition of making and eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day. 4) It falls between 2 February and 9 March, depending on the date for Easter. 5) People go on street parades with music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, colouring and games. 6) Pancake Day became a great way to use the foods that were given up for Lent – milk, butter, and eggs.

III. 1) Children hang up their stockings around the fireplace for Father Christmas to fill with presents. 2) The Highland Games were created in Scotland. 3) All the participants wear a kilt, a knee-length skirt and it’s typical for Scotland.4) A special guest there is the Queen Elisabeth II. 5) A traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey and potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet mince pies and Christmas pudding. 6) It is celebrated on December 25.

The Right Answers

1. Guy Fawkes' Night or Bonfire Night

1. On November 5, the British celebrate Guy Fawkes' Night. 6) This day one can see children with figures made of sacks and straw and dressed in old clothes. 4) Children put their figures on the bonfire, burn them, and light their fireworks.

The Edinburgh Festival

3) The Edinburgh Festival is the world's largest arts festival, which takes place annually in Edinburgh, Scotland, in August. 2) It is an open access performing arts festival. 5) Anyone may participate with any type of performance.

1. St. Patrick's Day

1. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish in big cities and small towns on the 17^th of March. 5) People go on street parades with music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, colouring and games. 1) The day is generally characterised by the attendance of church services.

Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day

3) In the UK, they have a tradition of making and eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day. 4) It falls between 2 February and 9 March, depending on the date for Easter. 6) Pancake Day became a great way to use the foods that were given up for Lent – milk, butter, and eggs.

III. The Highland Games

2) The Highland Games were created in Scotland. 3) All the participants wear a kilt, a knee-length skirt and it’s typical for Scotland.4) A special guest there is the Queen Elisabeth II.

Christmas

5) A traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey and potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet mince pies and Christmas pudding. 6) It is celebrated on December 25. 1) Children hang up their stockings around the fireplace for Father Christmas to fill with presents.